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Jan. 23, 1923. Re. 15,532

H. L FELLOWES.

FOLDABLE Box AND BLANK T|-H-:F:EI=: R.v ORlGlNAl. FILED FEB. 22, 1921.

Ressued Jan. 23, 1923.

UNITED STATES Re. 15,532 PATENT OFFICE. i

HARRY L. FELLOWES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNOR TO BANKERS BOX (.'ONI-PANW,l

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

FOLDABLE BOX AND BLANK THEREFOR.

01ig'ina1'No. 1,369,642, dated February 22, 1921, Serial No. 239,094, filed June 10, 1918. Applicatonvfor reissue led November 6,

T 0 all fw hom-fit may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRY L.FELLowEs, a citizen of the United States of America, and

a resident of Chicago, `county of Cook, and

has for its object improvements in such devices.

One of the salient features of the invention is the fact that a gummed strip of textile fabric adheres to and extends transversely of the lower surface of each end bottom-Hap at its inner margin, each of these strips being substantially longer than the box is wide and pro] ecting beyo'nd the lateral margins of the flap to which it adheres. In

preparing the box for use, its end bottomflaps are caused to lie 'under the ends of its lateral bottom-flaps, and the extremities of the fabric strips are turned up against and caused to adhere yto the sides of the box.

When the box is ready for use, the fabric strips constitute tension members which sus pend the weight of the contents of the box from its side walls. The fabric strips not only materially increase the weight carrying capacity of the box, but enable it to'be made ready for use 'very easilyv and expeditiously. Another feature of the invention. is the provision of novel means for holding its topflaps iny closed position.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is the blank from which the box is formed;

lFigure 2 is'the same blank Aon a largerV scale, but partly folded, and with attachments secured thereto;

Figure 3 is the box in nished form; and Figure 41s an enlarged cross-section `of thecompleted box near one end.

Referring to Figure 1, `thepart S of the blank betweenl the dotted lines 10 and 11 forms the sides S and ends .Fl of the finished box. The parts T of the blank form the top of the finished box, and the parts B 'for'mvthe bottom-thereof. The dotted linesk 10 and 41.1 represent lines along which the `.blank is folded. l

In the-blank are cut slots 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 land 17 These slots extend from the outer edges ,to .the folding lines y10 Vand 11. Part 1922. serial No. 599,373.

.of the material between slots '15 and' 16,1and

part of that beyond 17, is `preferably removed as shown. Corrugated pasteboard is good material from which to form the blank.

Assume the portion of the blank to the left of the cuts 12`17 to be folded over along the line of those cuts and upon the remainder of the blank. Also, assume the portion to `the right of the cuts` 141-15 to be similarly folded along the line of those cuts. The extreme ends of the blank will then be brought together at line 1S of Figure 2'. The two ends are then secured together by a gummed piece of cloth 19.

Another piece of gummed cloth-20 issecured along the outer vedge of that part D of the blank which is outside of the-line 11 and cut 12. This piece 20 is at thisstage secured only along its central portion, the ends being free. The free part is that shown` extending to the right of the line 1'8,y and' to the left beyond the edge of the iblank ras shown in Figure 2.

Also, another piece of gummed cloth`21,

of the same size and shape as 20, issec'ured to the corresponding part H of the blank which lies between cuts. 13 and 14.

q Eyelets 22 are secured inthe out-er corners of the parts T.' Other eyelets 23'arese-- cured intheshortened parts F and G.. And still othereyelets 24 are secured in thepart which forms the ends E of the completed box. In these eyelets at each end is threaded a cord orftape C. Secured in eachvend E is a button M.

The box lying flat as shown in Figure 2 is in the condition in which it is shipped or delivered to the-trade. Before leaving the factory,ihowever, the board is broken, that is bent, along the lines 10 and 11, and also `along the lines 12-17, 13-16 and 1li- 15.

The box is finished. at ,the place where it is to be used.

To finish or complete the box, the parts are shifted manually from flat to rectangular form. This is .possibleI by reason of the patch or gummed piece 19 connecting the two ends. of the blank to form one corner, the other corners being at the bends which are along the lines of the cuts before mentioned.

As soon as the rectangular shape is thus obtained, the bottom flaps B are folded inward to form abottom to the box, and the end flaps D) arefoldedtowardeach other J. B. ATKINS. vR'IM STRUCTURE.

Jan. 30, 1923.

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